If you spend a lot of time in bumper-to-bumper traffic you're not alone. A new report says Boston has the worst rush-hour traffic in the country.The study from transportation data firm Inrix said gridlock during morning and evening commutes in Beantown was worse than any other U.S. metro area.Commuters spend an extra 164 hours in traffic during rush hour, as opposed to making that trip during off-peak hours. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said the study “prioritizes fast driving over steady progress and punishes older, denser cities, where distances are shorter and alternatives to driving are more plentiful.”Walsh said fewer than 50 percent of commuters travel by car so a "drive-time study is telling less than half the story."The city is working on ways to reduce congestion on streets in Boston, Walsh said. Some improvements include adding adaptive traffic signals, bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA.

BOSTON —

If you spend a lot of time in bumper-to-bumper traffic you're not alone. A new report says Boston has the worst rush-hour traffic in the country.

The study from transportation data firm Inrix said gridlock during morning and evening commutes in Beantown was worse than any other U.S. metro area.

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Commuters spend an extra 164 hours in traffic during rush hour, as opposed to making that trip during off-peak hours.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said the study “prioritizes fast driving over steady progress and punishes older, denser cities, where distances are shorter and alternatives to driving are more plentiful.”

Walsh said fewer than 50 percent of commuters travel by car so a "drive-time study is telling less than half the story."

The city is working on ways to reduce congestion on streets in Boston, Walsh said. Some improvements include adding adaptive traffic signals, bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA.